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IgnitionAI white paper

AI governance: a complete audit and compliance guide for French mid-market companies

A reference document for technical leadership, DPOs, CISOs and audit committees who must govern the deployment of AI systems in production. AI Act timeline post-Digital Omnibus, French sector frameworks, RAG security, ISO/IEC 42001, audit methodology and operational templates.

Format: Read online on ignitionai.fr, about 45 minutes of reading. 8 chapters, 175 regulatory and technical references, 4 explanatory figures, 3 ready-to-use templates.

What you'll find inside

  • Chapter 1

    The European AI Act regulatory framework

    Post-Digital Omnibus timeline (7 May 2026), risk-level classification, Article 99 penalties.

  • Chapter 2

    French sector frameworks

    ACPR (banking, insurance), DORA, HAS, HDS, ANSSI (35 recommendations), RGS, NIS2.

  • Chapter 3

    GDPR and AI: CNIL recommendations

    Compliance, training data, anonymisation, right to erasure applied to vector stores, the PANAME project.

  • Chapter 4

    Securing RAG systems and chatbots

    Row-level security, ACL/RBAC/ABAC/ReBAC authorisation models, multi-tenant isolation, anti-attack defences.

  • Chapter 5

    Organisational governance

    3-tier steering committee, 5 governance pillars, ISO/IEC 42001 (certifiable standard).

  • Chapter 6

    AI audit methodology

    5 phases, a 1-5 maturity grid across 8 domains, 8 production deliverables, checklists by risk level.

  • Chapter 7

    Aligning AI Act, GDPR and sector frameworks

    Framework alignment matrix, integrated approach, mapping of French supervisors.

  • Chapter 8

    Operational templates

    AI system registry, high-risk technical sheet, AI incident response plan.

The white paper is written in line with our editorial policy: sourced regulatory citations, expert estimates tagged as such.